should i grow a beard?

there have been far, far too many examples of erroneous facial hair over the years. why add to them?

Whatever you do don't have a goatee. You have all the problems of a beard (i.e. looking a fool) and you STILL HAVE TO SHAVE. What is the point in that?? Also people will think you like acid jazz. If you do like acid jazz then may God help you Sir for I surely cannot.

my face itches.

Also, I've heard that moustaches can tickle clits nicely.

I say grow one.

I love winter when I can get away with no leg or underarm or bikini- line shaving for a whole SEVEN MONTHS!!!

i want confirmation of this, RIGHT NOW.

For all the talk of it being great for cunnilingus, if you have a beard 99% of women are never going to let you get close enough to find that out.

Beards, eurgh.

What's weird is that Nicole's future husband has a beard down to his waistline to go with his shaven head. He brushes it lovingly when not saying mean things about Scott Walker.

and anthony, propecia is an ultimate GOOD. godbless those heartless drug multi-nationals.

I had to give up and grow one cause I cant get hot water for a bath let alone shaving in the morning. + After a week or so they become addictive to scratch. +When your sick of it you can always get a shave from a barber. - If you have a cat it may get freaked out, cats dont like bearded men, neither do most sane women.

Just don't let the "90% of women won't touch a bearded man" myth get to you. If memory serves me right, this was born from an exaggeration of some poll in a high profile singles magazine asking what women thought of beards... and it was a preference, not a deciding factor for dateability. Even then, while I'm sure more women prefer clean-shaven -- 9 to 1? Come on! Maybe 6 to 1 in major Western cities, but that ends up being a regional thing.

Besides -- if you were to replace "clean shaven" with "nice car", "rich", or "watches Friends" in that same poll, I'm sure the ratio would be just as high.

And how often does Mr./Ms. Right end up fulfilling all the traits and attributes of one's "dream person" anyway? This goes both ways.

(I mean, I'd like to believe the "90%" myth. Most Seattle men have goatees, and if they are all indeed stupid, then that would increase my chances these days -- given that I've long abandoned the goatee that most of the photos in the link I posted in the picture thread show.)

If worse comes to worse, Jess, it's Halloween season. I'm sure you could go buy a fake beard somewhere if Olympia girl ends up being a facial hair fetishist.

Every weekday morning!

It takes about 10 seconds in the shower.

Yeah my instinct already told me to shave the stray hairs around my Adam’s apple and upper cheeks. I keep the top of it roughly in line with the top of my moustache.

i've had a very short, trim beard for about 5 years now. maintaining it is 100x easier than shaving. i hated shaving so much. i use a decent set of hair clippers and trim it to 1/8" every three weeks. i'm too lazy to shape it so i just trim the length. 1/8" is a little short, like longer stubble, and i'd probably have a better result doing 1/4" every week but i don't feel like trimming it that often. i've thought about growing a bigger garcia circa 1971 beard but it seems like it'd feel a little unkempt. mine's already pretty dark and thick

how is a beard dated fuck off

tbf I didn't mean so much "big beards" as overly styled steampunky big beards

Feel like it’s starting to fill out

https://imgur.com/a/uuBgR

ahh then yes agreed but that was never a good look to begin with

looks good imo. nice sleepy dad pic too lol

i just got into beard oil recently, i have a short beard but it def helps with the under-beard skin not getting dried out and gross and there are tons of amazing scents.

for trimming i just got this guy for xmas: https://www.usa.philips.com/c-p/BT7215_49/norelco-beardtrimmer-7200-vacuum-beard-trimmer-series-7000

and i'm a huge fan. it's precise and comfortable and the vacuum is a huge help with cleanup. i used to dread trimming but now it's a pleasure.

Every weekday morning!

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It takes about 10 seconds in the shower.

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Shower every morning!

i've decides the reason i have a beard is so i can spend zero time on facial hair care. it keeps itself to a reasonable length, bit straggly but not too bad, could shave my neck but fuck it i'm a dad now so i'm allowed to look a bit rough round the edges.

dad privilege

xxp otm

I think objectively I look better with a beard but I don’t want one.

I get in a habit of letting it grow for a week and a half and I start to get compliments but then I always decide to shave it off

you should suit yourself. it's your face.

But you should also try to suit your face tbh

so far my fav thing about growing a beard is actually the tiny hands of my kids curiously feeling the beard

<3

I got that norelco vacuum trimmer as recommended and gave it my first trim tonight as it was looking scraggly -- used the 7.5 guard and it definitely has more of that neat "corporate beard" look to it now. Took several passes to get it even, my beard hairs are pretty thick.

man

you've sold out

lol yeah

I do want to grow it a little longer but I've heard it's better to trim it even from time to time while growing it out

I’m going to bring it back I think

I feel like people respond to me differently with the beard. Whether that's a result of its effect on my own psychology or on my appearance, it's a good thing.

is this the thread where we recommend a decent trimmer preferably retailing around 100 euros?

Get a Wahl if you can. I got the Peanut based on the wirecutter rec and it does a good job + super easy to clean.

https://thewirecutter.com/reviews/best-beard-trimmer/

that's very reasonably priced, thanks!

I feel like people respond to me differently with the beard.

Not noticed in my case, but when i went conventional stache only style for last 2 summers this seemed def true (plus family mostly _loathe_ it lol).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KenydTXfzvo

Does anyone trim their underbeard shorter than their beard? My beard is both wooly and a little patchy, so I need to grow it long enough to cover the patches, but if I grow the underbeard to the same length it starts to add volume that I don't want.

Yes, I trim to 3mm on the moustache and underchin area, 5mm for chin and jawline UGH TOO MUCH INFORMATION MAKES ME SOUND LIKE CRAIG DAVID

I shave in the direction of Joel-Kinnaman-in-The-Killing now, but I still refuse to use the trimmer more than once every couple of weeks so it sometimes gets a bit 1970s

man alive, I would strongly recommend you trim your beard in whatever way you think looks nicest on you and you're willing to put up with.

so basically RIP IT OUT ONE HAIR AT A TIME

FWIW I switched to a Wahl trimmer and find it works way better than the Philips -- takes less than half the time to do an even trim. I'm experimenting with lengths now -- gradually increasing the guard size I use and I'm up to the 16mm for the face and 10 or 13mm for the underside (plus a little spot trimming). Kind of curious to see whether it gets more or less bushy as it lengthens. I've also been combing it a lot with the tiny fine comb that came with the trimmer, which seems to help with the unruliness.

keeping a short covering in situ for a while now

ive hair like brillo tho

obv dont want to purchase anything that whiney would rightly mock on a thread about the immorality of marketing anything towards men

so can anyone tell me how to soften my beard while avoiding paying ten times whats necessary for something in a lumberjack tin

thanks x

Jojoba oil.

thks jojosh

I use conditioner. Also bought some beard oil and some beard balm, which I haven't used yet.

just normal conditioner?

I've always heard that conditioner, while it makes your beard feel soft, is actually bad for your face. Maybe that's bs.

yeah, just normal hair conditioner.

Hmm... Now I guess I need to look into whether it’s bad for skin. Haven’t noticed anything bad yet. I use some Aveena stuff.

The cheap coconut oil shampoo from the health food store does very well for me. Good for the skin too.

Sometimes I wonder: will I ever go back? I think not. Or at least not until my face looks much older.

I briefly shaved mine off and didn’t like the result. Have grown it back to 9mm and I think I’m just going to keep it there. I find a daily 2-min trim is the best way to keep it neat - catch those stray longhairs and give the edges a chance to grow in for a fuller shape.

This is more of a sideburns Q than a beard Q, but I have been trying to keep my beard neater and trimming it more regularly (I wear it short). As my hair grows, I've noticed it's really hard to trim my sideburns in a way that looks good without getting a bit of a toupee effect, i.e. the point at which my sideburns meets where my hair gets longer always looks fucked up. I've tried lifting the trimmer gradually and "fading" it, but I can't get it right. Any tips?

After a barber mishap, I’m beardless for the first time in seven years. I kind of feel like people are reacting to me in a more friendly way and talking to me more, like it makes me more approachable. Makes me wonder whether I should grow it back. Or maybe I’ll just keep it very tight and trim.

I want to know more about the barber mishap!

I'm bearding again. My chin has always been weak and it's only getting weaker as I age!